RHINE ORE (1959, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RHINE ORE
Also known as:
STEELCLIFFE HALL; WINDOC
Year of Build:
1959
Official Number:
383573
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Hamburg, Germany
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
533
Builder Name:
Schlieker-Werft
Original Owner:
Transatlantic Bulk Carriers Inc
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Diesel
# Cylinders:
7
Propulsion Notes:
8750 hp, 740mm x 1600mm, engine built by Federated Krupp, AG, 1959
Hull Dimensions
Length:
516.8'
Beam:
73.9'
Depth:
40.2'
History
Chronology:

1959 Owned Transatlantic Bulk Carriers Ltd (U.S. Steel)

1976 Owned Hall Corporation Shipping Ltd;

1977-1978 Rebuilt and lengthened 184' by Davie Shipbuilding Ltd, Lauzon, QUE; renamed STEELCLIFFE HALL

1988 Owned N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd; renamed WINDOC

2001 Pilothouse and stack sheared off when Allanburg, ONT bridge (Welland Canal) lowered prematurely on August 11; caught on fire

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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